Day in pictures: May 14, 2014

Didn’t pay attention to the news yesterday? Here are some stories from around the world that you missed.

Flames cresting a hill in San Marcos, California. A spate of wildfires in southern California burned at least 30 homes and even forced the evacuation of the San Onofre nuclear power plant, authorities said. Numerous fires have broken out in the region in the past days fueled by near-record temperatures, hot winds and a landscape left parched by severe drought. (Stuart Palley, epa)

A demonstrator stands near to burning tires during an anti-government protest in Port-au-Prince. Protesters marched through the streets calling for the resignation of Haitian President Michel Martelly, during the day that Martelly celebrates three years as President of Haiti. (Hector Retamal, AFP/Getty Images)

President Barack Obama speaks on the need for a “21st Century Transportation Infrastructure” in Tarrytown, New York. (Jewel Samad, AFP/Getty Images)

A person looks at some of the more than 58,000 names are on The Wall that Heals, in Myrtle Beach, Va. The tribute to Vietnam veterans is part of Military Appreciation Days in Myrtle Beach. It’s a half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The wall will be at the site until Sunday. (Janet Blackmon Morgan, AP)

Bolivarian National Guardsmen detain anti-government demonstrators during clashes at a protest in Caracas, Venezuela. Members of Venezuela’s opposition said they pulled out of crisis negotiations with the government over what they consider an unjustified crackdown on recent protests. (Fernando Llano, AP)

A display of artifacts from the area of the World Trade Center during a press preview of the National September 11 Memorial Museum in New York. The museum, which explores the history and subsequent implications of the terrorist attacks, officially opens on May 21. (Justin Lane, epa)